SpiritualFamily.Net: May 2017

Diversity of Views

Bill Bricker — Mon, 22 May 2017 18:44:55 -0400

Diversity of Views ~

We all have our own ideas what this life means to us. And I personally think that if everyone has their own ideas, and they are not harmful to others -- why not just let them have those ideas, and not argue your own perspective so aggressively. As long as we all have our Spiritual roots plugged into the same Universal Father, why not let everyone have their own personal views of it all.

Privilege is won by those with self-control. Liberty without license is born in those who have mastered their own selfish desires. Freedom born of Power is only for those who have stripped themselves of their self-pride, and steadfastly refuse to use that power for their own self-enhancement. These freedoms born of personal self-control and unselfish desires foster a strong and peaceful civilization.

Morontia Mota ~ #6
~ To enjoy privilege without abuse, to have liberty without license, to possess power and steadfastly refuse to use it for self-aggrandizement — these are the marks of high civilization.
Urantia Book (556.8) 48:7.8 6.

Spirit Concept

Bill Bricker — Fri, 19 May 2017 12:43:00 -0400

Spirit Concept ~

I was born with a brain, and a body mind, and with these I was gifted with inherent talents that were potential. My brain, and body mind, cannot do more than they were created to do in my life. If I work hard, and pay attention, and have faith, I might just be able to develop all the potential that was given to me to use in life. Spiritually I learn each and every day about life and deep personal spiritual Values. I have free-will decision making power to make choices in my life. I can choose to cultivate deep Spiritual Values by using my personal experience in life. But there is no way my material brain, or body mind can be programmed with ‘Personal Spiritual Experience’, I have to live it, and feelingly experience my values to grow spiritually.

Morontia Mota ~ #3

Inherent capacities cannot be exceeded; a pint can never hold a quart. The spirit concept cannot be mechanically forced into the material memory mold.

Urantia Book (556.5) 48:7.5

What is your Opinion ~

Bill Bricker — Wed, 17 May 2017 14:00:21 -0400

What is your opinion ~

Something funny, well maybe not, happened this morning on a personal posting. On one of my writings from the Urantia Book, the one saying that God was a loving God and not a wrathful God. Someone on my Posting wrote how little I know because I'd probably not read Revelations which to them shows how God is a Wrathful God.

It's hard for me to understand how anyone could envision a God that was Wrathful or hateful, or angry, or needing revenge... what a scary universe that would be! People don't want their fear fooled with... I guess some like it. Even when I was a kid, and knew nothing.. I never would have envisioned God as mean or something to fear.

Just strange to me to be full of fear of God!!! A simple look up on one beautiful starry night will tell you that God has more on his mind then being vengeful and needing some sort of sacrifice to give us his love -- or wrathful and to be feared. Look at all that glory he's created and tell me he's not totally loving and supportive. In the end, God is active Love. No wrath or anger in real Love. Do you feel that hate or wrath in your love? I'd say not... just guessing :-)

2:6.6 41.4) The affectionate heavenly Father, whose spirit indwells his children on earth, is not a divided personality — one of justice and one of mercy — neither does it require a mediator to secure the Father’s favor or forgiveness. Divine righteousness is not dominated by strict retributive justice; God as a father transcends God as a judge.

2:6.7 (41.5) God is never wrathful, vengeful, or angry. It is true that wisdom does often restrain his love, while justice conditions his rejected mercy. His love of righteousness cannot help being exhibited as equal hatred for sin. The Father is not an inconsistent personality; the divine unity is perfect. In the Paradise Trinity there is absolute unity despite the eternal identities of the co-ordinates of God.